Spring-wheel.



1,086,689. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

J. L. PARKER.

SPRING WHEE APPLICATION FILED N0 1912.

ENITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN LITTLEDALE PARKER, OF GALGATE, NEAR LANCASTER, ENGLAND.

SPRING-WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN LITTLEDALE PARKER, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Ashley House, Galgate, near Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Springlieels, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a resilient wheel tor road vehicles, and to that type of wheel in which a number ot curved blade springs are secured at intervals between the rim or telly ot the wheel and a surrounding rim *arrying the wheel tire.

According to this invention a number ct curved blade springs are secured at intervals between the telly ot the wheel and a rim which carries the wheel tire, the outer or tree ends ot the springs terminating between indiarubber rings or cushions carried by transverse pins and fixed clutches or abutments situated between the side flanges ot the rim. The latter is conveniently made of H shape in cross section with detachable side member and may carry an indiarubber cushion or other tire, the detachable side member facilitating the insertion and removal of the latter and also of the aforesaid springs, the side flanges previously referred to retaining the springs and tire rim in their respective positions.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is an elevation of a wheel constructed in accordance with this invention, part ot the side flange being removed to show the interior ot the wheel. Fig. 2, is a developed section drawn to a larger scale and taken approximately on line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

A, A indicate the curved blade springs, B indicates the telly of the wheel, C the tire rim and D the tire. The telly B is encircled by a channel shaped rim 5 in which one end of each of the blade springs A is received and is secured thereto by bolts 5 and nuts 5 which also serve to retain the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 21, 1912.

Patented Feb.10, 1914. Serial No. 732,651.

rim 6 securely in position upon the telly B. The tree end of each of the springs A is received between flanges 0 ot the tire rim C and terminates in a hook a. which occupies a position between an indiarubber cushion 0 on a transverse pin 0 and an india rubber cushion c that is supported by one of the fixed abutments 0 previously referred to, the said cushions being so spaced as to allow a predetermined amount of relative turning movement ot the spring and the tire rim. The side flanges ot the latter are advantageously inclosed between rings 5 which are secured to the wheel telly by bolts 6 and nuts Z2 These rings inclose the working parts of the wheel and give the latter the appearance of an ordinary wheel fitted with a pneumatic or cushion tire. The tire rim C is provided with a detachable side ring C secured by screws C to the rim to facilitate the insertion and removal of the tire and ot the springs A.

that I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ot the United States is In a spring wheel, the combination, with a telly, and a series of spring blades secured at one end to the telly and having hooks at their tree ends; ot a rim provided with side flanges which straddle the tree end portions of the spring blades, convex butters secured between the side flanges opposite the concave sides of the hooks and clear of the end portions of the blades which.

bear against the rim, and concave butters secured between the 'side flanges opposite the convex sides of the books, the hooks being slidable circumterentially ot the rim between the convex and concave buiters.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LITTLEDALE PARKER.

Witnesses ERNALD SIMPSON MosELnY, MALCOLM SMETHURST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

